Currycomb.



C. A. MCDOWELL.

l CURRYCOMB.

APPLICATION FILED MAY I4. i913.

Patented Oct. 23, 1917.

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Specificaties message@ .Psatentedt 2:3, 13917.

Application filed May 14, 1913.` Serial No. 767,645.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES A. Mo DownLL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Prineville, in the county of Crook, State of Oregon, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Currycombs; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention is directed toi improvements in curry combs, and has for its object to so construct a device of this character that the comb teeth may be readily cleaned after the currying operation.

A further object of the invention is to construct a curry comb of this type that the cleaner bars will be held positively against accidental displacement when the curry comb is being used.

With these and other objects in view, this invention resides in the novel features of construction, formation, combination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter more fully described, claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of the curry comb.

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view therethrough.

Fig. 3 is a bottom plan view.

Fig. 4 is a detail perspective view of one of the cleaner bars.

Fig. 5 is a fragmental sectional view show.- ing the manner in which the cleaner bars cooperate with the teeth.

Fig. 6 is a fragmental perspective view of one end of one of the cleaner bars.

Referring to the drawing, the numeral 1 designates a curry comb, comprising a back plate 2, to the under surface of which is secured a plurality of comb teeth 3, said comb teeth being U-shaped in cross section and have their bights secured to the back 2 in any well known manner.

The comb teeth are provided at one of their ends with ears 4 and to which are pivoted the ears 5 formed upon the side plates 6 of the cleaner bars 7, said plates converging toward and connected to plates 8, which termi-flete ,at or@ @their ends. in upwardly curved extensions 9, said extensions being connected by a bar 10, and to which is con nected a loop 11.

The cleaner bars 7 are formed from resilient sheet metal, and the side plates 6 thereof frictionally engage the sides of the comb teeth 3 so thatV when the loop 11 is grasped and swung outwardly the plates 6 will efectually remove the scurf and hair which have collected upon` the comb teeth.

Secured to the back 2 and at one end thereof is a loop 12 which registers with the loop l1 so that when the curry comb 1 is grasped one of the fingers of the user will engage the loops 11 and 12, thus positively holding the cleaner bars from becoming accidentally displaced.

In this connection it is explained that in common use a comb of this character is, instead of being grasped by the handle 14, grasped by spanning the body 1 of the curry comb and when the comb is used in this manner one of the fingers of the operator will pass through the loop 12 and engages the loop 11 and thus holds the two loops in alinement and the cleaner bars in their inoperative position. It will also be noted that the cleaning of the teeth will be facilitated owing to the fact that it is unnecessary to remove the linger from the loop 11 or employ the other hand to swing the cleaner bars, since all that is necessary is to bend the finger extending through the loop 11 and engage and force the transverse bar 1() outwardly. In this manner the cleaning bars may be swung sufficiently to permitof a thorough cleansing of the teeth and by again straightening the finger and pressing against the loop 11 the cleaner bars may be returned to their normal positions.

Secured -to the back 2 and to one side thereof is a shank 13 and to which is connected the usual handle 14.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that I have provided a curry comb which can be manipulated to thoroughly clean the comb teeth thereof and one which may be manufactured at a minimum cost.

What is claimed is A curry comb comprising a back having a loop extending outwardly therefrom adjacent one end, toothed bars carried by said back, cleaner bars pivoted to said toothed therewith and arranged to register With the bars and each consistingof a channeled first named loop. l@ body portion, the Web of each cleaning bar In testimony whereof, I affix my signabeing extended beyond one end thereof and ture, in the presence of tWo Witnesses.

bent so as to project past the plane of said CHARLES A. MCDOELL. back, and a transverse' bar connecting the Witnesses:

ends of the curved portions of said Webs A. J. HANEEN,

and having a second loop formed integrally Gr. W. WELLS.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressing the Gommissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G. 

